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Comment by Don on March 14, 2011 at 7:09am

Oh noes...the reasons this could be.

Could be of the following..
Resource Guarding
Hormone change
Domination issues.

I'm sure I'm missing a few in there, but still. Before this escalates to a serious and possibly dangerous behavior I would look up local trainers in your area. Resource guarding and "Telling off" another dog are normal to some extent, my girl does it all the time, snapping at other dogs is not good.

I've really got no other advice then seek the help of a local trainer, I really don't wish to guide you in the wrong direction or offer possible advice that could escalate the issue.

Best wishes and please let us know the progress in this one.

Sincerely,

Don and Crew

Comment by Lynne Cerny on March 13, 2011 at 10:13am

Don,

I think Soloman came from a home with 18 other corgis, he is all by himself now.

I think dogs that haven't been properly socalized take a lot of work.  My rescue who is also from

a breeder with a number of corgis doesn't do well with new people, but so far okay with other dogs.

Good luck Debra!

Comment by Solomon & Naomi's Page on March 13, 2011 at 12:48am

He came from a home of 18 corgis.  He was used as stud and was neutered 1 week before I got him.  So I will have to ask about other breeds.  I watched the body language of both dogs.  At times Buddy would walk towards Solomon with that tail sticking straight up, Solomons nub would go up when Buddy would approach me and Solomon would take a stance.  Almost like a show dog stretch.  I would immediately get their attention and then it was on.  I can't really discipline Buddy because he is not my dog, but I did my best to keep Solomon close to me.  Its just that where I live people come here to spend weekends and summer vacations and they all have a variety of dogs.  I really have not seen Solomon react positively to any breed.  He snapped at a Collie puppy at Petsmart.  This puppy was just standing there sniffing the bones on the treat isle, I scoulded Solomon, but I wonder if I should try to find someone that deals with that in my area.  I want him to be social and a happy corgi.  Now he does not show any signs of aggression when someone comes around me.  He loves my littlest grandchild, he follows her around and my son comes near me and he does not react.  So I am at a loss as to what to do and how to handle it.

Comment by Don on March 13, 2011 at 12:13am

I noticed that you had 18 other Corgi's, but how often have any of them been to socalize with " Other" dog breeds. The play of each breed is distinct, boxers will box, grayhounds run and will roll over other dogs, huskys like to general play, retrevers play follow the leader...ect.

This sounds like a classic issue of " I don't know how to play, so you've offended me" thing. I've a dachshund and they do bite/nip. It sounds agressive and most of the time looks that way but its the general  breed, most dogs don't tollerate this though.

The attention can cause resource guarding, but none the less you would know that rather quickly as it would have been localized when another dog got near you, and not just one particular dog but any dog or human.

It really sounds like there is bad blood now between those two and repairing it will take some time, the idea here is to break up fights, and reward the dog that is calm. Having two dogs that are at each other will not helpful in this sisuation.

Also though it may look like the dog is trying to " Make Up" but keep in mind that not all body language is what it seems, in acutality that is a form of teasing, both dogs need to be seporated, stay seporated and then reintroduced slowly, rewarding for good behavior. Remove the offending dog for a "time out" and try again, this applys to both dogs as a note.

If you need any further help on this matter, please do Message me and I will offer any advice or 1 on 1 help that I can. I really do believe that no dog behavior is not correctable, its just the amount of time and energy required to resolve the issue.